After work, start to speedrun the other world-Chapter 335 - 120 The Gouged Out Eyes_2

Until a certain moment.

"Pu-cha!" The long spear pierced through the chest of the dragon-shaped man, the Great Tree Guardian gazed resolutely at the man in front of him, as black flames flickered in his eyes, signifying an unparalleled madness, with a cruel and excited curve to his grinning lips.

This dragon-shaped man was mad.

"I’ve lost," Xi Mu admitted defeat, "You really are a tenacious bunch." His body ignited with black flames, and before everyone’s eyes, he turned to ash.

The invader... was dead.

The Great Tree Guardian withdrew his spear, his look still carrying a tinge of disbelief; he hadn’t expected to be able to slay Ahtal, considering the invader’s crazy and violent aura made him feel he might die in combat at any moment.

"Perhaps he had reached his limit," said another Great Tree Guardian who rode up on horseback, explaining to his bewildered comrade, "To fight with such high intensity, it was almost a miracle."

He lifted his spear, gesturing at the path of the battlefield they had come from, where black flames spread along it, burning the corpses of Great Tree Guardians.

With this, the confused Great Tree Guardian also dispelled his doubts; he had indeed driven his spear through the invader’s chest.

Of this, he was very sure.

"Let’s go, have a drink," the puzzled Great Tree Guardian shook his head, leaving with his companion. Although he felt there was something odd about the situation, considering the resilience of the Tree of Omniscience, even the Black Dragon could only bite off its bark, he didn’t bother worrying too much.

Moreover, his term of service was almost over, and soon he’d be able to return to the side of the gods. Or he would go to Hell to be reincarnated, securing a better next life without having to stay at the tedious Tree of Omniscience.

The guards of the Tree of Omniscience are mostly from the followers of the gods; after they die, they come to the side of the All Gods, sent to ensure the security of the Tree of Omniscience.

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Meanwhile.

By the Spring of Wisdom.

A blood-stained Great Tree Guardian ran in, cradling his injured arm, gasping for air, and he looked at Eden, who was kneeling by the spring, draped in a cloak.

He knelt on one knee.

"Lady Eden, an invader has breached our defenses."

"..." Eden looked at the invader close at hand, feeling a mix of helplessness and amusement. She hadn’t expected Ahtal to cause such a commotion, and then, disguised as a Great Tree Guardian, come to the Spring of Wisdom to see her.

"The invader has been taken care of."

Her voice was serene.

"Knight, you did well."

"Lady Eden, I suspect the invader isn’t dead," Xi Mu spoke seriously, looking up, "His actions were too blatant; I suspect it was all to cause a diversion, to facilitate his covert movements." 𝙛𝒓𝒆𝙚𝒘𝒆𝓫𝙣𝓸𝙫𝓮𝒍.𝒄𝒐𝓶

"You know," Eden bent slightly, reaching out with a delicate hand to touch the Spring of Wisdom, her fingers skimming the surface that contained infinite knowledge, "A Great Tree Guardian wouldn’t normally address me as Lady Eden."

"For me, isn’t knowing that you are Eden enough?" Xi Mu removed his helmet, sat down cross-legged beside Eden, "What should we do next?"

They were now beneath the Tree of Omniscience, in a temple specially established for it, where no outsiders, no... anyone but Eden herself was allowed to enter without permission.

Unless it was an extremely urgent situation.

"Please look at me," Eden spoke softly, and as Ahtal gazed at her intently, she extended her slender fingers, inserting them straight into Ahtal’s eye sockets, pulling out his eyeballs.

"I won’t be missing an eye forever after the ritual, right?" Xi Mu covered his bleeding eye socket, deliberately suppressing the instinct to use the Healing Prayer, which would instantly regenerate the eyeball.

"If you need the power of the Tree of Omniscience, then don’t heal the eyeball," Eden provided an explanation, "However, if you just want to know how to fulfill the conditions for the demon’s ritual, then after the ritual is complete, you can heal the eyeball."

"Is the price losing communication with the Tree of Omniscience?" Xi Mu lowered the hand covering his eye, his single eye shut, blood dripping down.

"That’s right." Eden nodded gently, placing Ahtal’s eyeball into the Spring of Wisdom, and at this moment, Ahtal’s eye sockets stopped bleeding.

She then picked up a branch of the Tree of Omniscience, which had been prepared beside her, and stabbed it into the main trunk of the Tree of Omniscience, firmly securing it to the tree.

"Next, you must hang upside down from the tree for seven days, during which you must not speak or eat, until you understand the conditions of your ritual."

"Okay." Xi Mu agreed promptly, and Eden, without saying more, trusted in Ahtal’s self-control, silently took out a bundle of rope, bound Ahtal’s body, and hung him upside down above the Spring of Wisdom.

The cold wind swept by.

Xi Mu, with only one eye, met Eden’s gaze, neither uttering a single word. He watched silently as Eden walked out of the temple.

Then he closed his eyes, focusing on his status bar.

Race: "Dragon."

Level: "99."

Skills: "Ten Shadow Magics, Prayer of Life, Prayer of Death, Ash Fire, Fate Prayer, Tree of Omniscience Prayer."

Talent: "Player"

Achievements: "Fallen Hero, The Hanged Man, Arch-Enemy of the Hatchling Gods, Apprentice of the Witch, Enemy of the Great Tree Guardians."

His status bar had been updated, and apart from paying a bit of attention to the Tree of Omniscience Prayer, only the level was of concern. He was now a true pinnacle of human strength. As long as he kept farming experience points, he would smoothly surpass the human limit.

As a player, he would not be constrained by "levels," even when reaching the human limit, he could continue to increase his level.

If anything special came with reaching the human limit, it was that he met the conditions for the demonic transformation ritual. As long as he could fulfill the ritual’s requirements, he could directly become a demon.

Typically, at this point, players would focus on advancing to demonhood, using various methods to fully understand the conditions for rising as a demon.

Apart from utilizing the ritual of the Tree of Omniscience to rapidly gain understanding, another way was to find capable people to help with research, such as asking the Witch of Death or the Destiny Witch for assistance. Although this would be slower compared to using the Tree of Omniscience.

However, according to the game’s official setting, figures like the Witch of Death and the Destiny Witch had extraordinarily brilliant talents. Given enough information, with their profound knowledge, they too could work out the conditions for advancing to demonhood.

Of course, players could also decipher it by their own means, but that was incredibly laborious. Even for the same ability, the requirements varied.

Even if one went online to check the information one by one, trying out each experiment, it would still waste a lot of time.

Better to use the Tree of Omniscience.

Meanwhile, outside the temple.

Eden walked out calmly, looked at the mighty tree guardians on either side of the doorway and said calmly, "He’s injured and needs to rest for a while."

"Understood." The guardian on the right kneeled on one knee, looking up at the avatar of the Tree of Omniscience, "Your Highness, the All-Knowing Saintess, do you need me to go in and bring him out?"

The Temple of Omniscience was a very sacred place, and aside from the All-Knowing Saintess herself, others were not allowed to enter at will. This was to prevent people from stealing water from the Spring of Wisdom, as well as because the Temple of Omniscience was the private residence of the All-Knowing Saintess.

To this, Eden shook her head gently, "There’s no need to disturb his rest, he’ll come out on his own when he’s recovered."

"Yes." The guardian on the right bowed his head, not daring to defy the command of the All-Knowing Saintess. Although his faith lay with the God of War, his current mission was to protect the safety of the Tree of Omniscience, which also indirectly meant safeguarding the safety of the All-Knowing Saintess.

Therefore, in his eyes, the All-Knowning Saintess was the monarch he served.

"Hmm." Eden nodded slightly and disappeared on the spot, turning into a golden mist. Seeing this, the guardian on the right couldn’t help but sigh.

"Her Highness, the All-Knowing Saintess, truly is kind-hearted, willing to let us stay in the temple to heal our wounds. When will I ever have such honor..."

"You just want to sneak drinks from the Spring of Wisdom, don’t you?" The guardian on the left couldn’t help but tease, "Better to curb your greed."

"If I really got close, it would indeed be a bit hard to restrain my longing," the guardian on the right admitted frankly, "But even if I drank it, it wouldn’t do any good, would it?"

He shook his head.

"Drinking from the Spring of Wisdom can afflict one with a thirst for knowledge."